Barrel-stand



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

W. BEOKERT.

BARREL STAND.

No. 394,439. Patented Dec. 1 1, 1888..

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

W. BEOKERT.

BARREL STAND.

No. 394,439. Patented Dec. 11, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM BECKERT, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BARREL-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,439, dated December11, 1888.

Application filed November 1, 1888. Serial No. 289,722. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be itknown that I, WILLIAM BECKERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlrlarrel-Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an adjustable barrel-stand.

Heretofore barrel-stamls of this kind have been provided withscrew-jacks and other devices for elevating the rear end of the barrelto throw its contents forward when they became low, and stands have alsobeen provided with supporting-bars having concavities for the receptionof the barrel.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand which will be capableof both vertical and longitudinal adjustment, and which can be movedabout with greater facility and contracted to a small compass forpacking and shipping purposes.

A further object is to reduce the weight of the stand, while at the sametime combining strength and durability, and still further to reduce thecost without detracting from a neat and handsome appearance.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in the peculiar featuresand combination of parts, more fully described hereinafter, and pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective of my complete device; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, afront elevation; Figs. 4 and 5, modifications, and Fig. 6 a detail view.

The reference-letter A represents a rectangular frame, composed of thetelescopic or extensible side bars, B 13, and end bars, D, connectedtogether by four-way couplings E, and mounted upon casters F. Verticalstandards G G rise from the four-way couplings at the corners of theframe, and a concave supporting bar or seat, H, is connected to the topsof the forward standards by couplings I.

The concavity of the supporting bars or seats H H is such as toapproximately correspond with the outward curvature of an ordinarybarrel to form a socket for the reception of the barrel. The front bar,ll, is provided with a hook, .I, located at the center of the bar. Thishook is provided for the purpose of catching the flange or rim of thebarrel when mounting it upon the stand, and it is also to prevent thebarrel from sliding forward after being mounted.

The rear standards are each composed of two sections, by means of whichthey are made capable of vertical adjustment. The lower section, G,consists of a tube provided with a nut, L, and the upper sectionconsists in a threaded bar or screw, K, which engages the nut L andoperates within the tube.

A hand-wheel, M, is secured to and turns with the upper portion of thescrew, whereby it is operated, and the upper extremities, K, projectabove the hand-wheels and are made smooth to form journals, which fitwithin the sockets or couplings I upon the opposite ends of the seat-barII.

The side bars consist of two sections, 1; B, preferably tubular andfitting one within the other, and locked together by the set-screw 0.These sections may be made of ordinary pipe or of two solid barsarranged to slide one past the other, as illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, and5.

Instead of the screw-jacks for adjusting the elevation of the barrel,the standards could be made telescopic and provided with setscrews \Vfor locking them in the desired adjustment, as will also be observed inFigs. 2, 4, and 5. The rolling frame allows the barrel to be readilydrawn from among a row of barrels for the substitution of anotherbarrel. hen the contents of the barrel become low, the rear end can beeasily elevated by screwing up the jacks, as shown in Fig. 2.

hen a shorter barrel requires mounting, the frame can be contractedlongitudinally by releasing the set-screws O and contracting the lengthof the two side bars by simply pushing the ends of the frame nearertogether. To make the front end of the barrel still lower, the frontstandards may also be made telescopic, as in Fig. 4. \Vhen a barrel ofordinary size is used, the sides of the barrel will project beyond thestand, so that the latter will be entirely out of the way of adjoiningbarrels.

By constructing the frame, standards, and

barrel-supporting bars principally of ordinary pipe the stand can bemade at small cost, and at the same time possess strength and neatappearance. Besides the modifications previously mentioned, it isevident that many slight changes which might suggest themselves to askilled mechanic could be resorted 2. Abarrel-stand provided withtelescopic bars for adjusting its length, in combination withvertically-extensible standards whereby the stand can be adjustedlongitudinally and vertically, substantially as described.

3. A barrel-stand provided with extensible bars for regulating itslength, in combination with screw-jacks for elevating the rear of thebarrel, in the manner and for the purpose described.

4. In a barrel-stand, the combination, with the frame, of standardsprovided with liftingjacks, the same consisting of threaded bars, nutsupon the standards with which the 1 bars engage, journals upon the upperextremities of the bars, hand-wheels secured to turn with the bars, andthesupporting-seats provided with sockets within which the journalsoperate, all arranged and adapted to operate in the manner and for thepurpose described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

WILLlAM BECKERT.

. Witnesses: V

A. FRASER LEG'GATE, VILLIAM C. RAE.

